Islamic coins in Anglo-Saxon England--Viking imports & hack-silver. (http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/96484 … & http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/470382 …)pic.twitter.com/HksCfzExB8
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@BeardyHowse @katemond Thank you :) And yes, it's rather lovely, even though the Offa Rex lettering is upside down relative to the Arabic!
@caitlinrgreen @BeardyHowse @katemond Keep mining my database for examples :-)
@portableant @BeardyHowse @katemond lol! :) It's a wonderful, wonderful database---so much great stuff :)
@caitlinrgreen @BeardyHowse @katemond thanks, lots of new features post Christmas all on a budget of 5 denarii.
@portableant Ooh, intriguing.... And it manages a lot for those 5d! ;)
@caitlinrgreen @katemond Yes, well... I don't suppose many in the Abbasid lands were much good at OE or O Welsh either.
@BeardyHowse @katemond Indeed :) It's a nice example of the importance of symbolism above meaning, tho.
@caitlinrgreen @katemond Paralleled by the Maria Theresa thaler in Ethiopia. Or if it comes to that, the Latin initials on our own coinage.
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